[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fond
du Lac as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-23-1993 by Ord. No. 2679 as §§ 12.30
and 12.35 of the 1993 Code; amended 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 2868]
The provisions of §§ 254.92, 134.65 and 134.66,
Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this
Code as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed
or prohibited by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required
and prohibited by this Code. Any future amendments, renumbering, revisions,
or other modifications to any statute incorporated herein are intended
to be made a part of this Code in order to secure conformity with
state regulation of tobacco products.
In addition to the suspension or revocation of any license issued under this article, and except where otherwise specifically provided, any person found to be in violation of any provisions of this article or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
[Adopted 4-10-2019 by Ord. No. 3690[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Art. II, Smoking,
adopted 6-23-1993 by Ord. No. 2679 as §§ 9.15 and 9.30 of
the 1993 Code; amended 6-23-2010 by Ord. No. 3432.
The City Council of the City of Fond du Lac hereby finds that:
A.
It is recognized and found that smoking of cigarettes and tobacco
products is hazardous to an individual's health and may affect the
health of nonsmokers when they are involuntarily in the presence of
smoking.
B.
The American Lung Association has stated that marijuana smoke contains
many of the same toxins, irritants, and carcinogens as tobacco smoke
and secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxins as
directly inhaled marijuana smoke.
C.
While electronic delivery devices are currently unregulated by the
United States Food and Drug Administration, the use by and sale to
children of electronic delivery devices containing nicotine ("nicotine
products") is prohibited by Wisconsin law and Fond du Lac ordinance.
D.
Several other states, counties, and municipalities have already taken
action to prohibit the use of electronic delivery devices in certain
locations.
E.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates for smoke-free
laws, including electronic delivery devices and supposed nicotine-free
electronic delivery devices, in all workplaces to protect workers
and the public from the harmful effects of secondhand exposure and
states that preliminary studies indicate that nonusers can be exposed
to the same potentially harmful chemicals as users, including nicotine,
ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds, which could be
especially problematic for children, pregnant women, and people with
heart disease.
F.
A 2009 study by the United States Food and Drug Administration found
cancer-causing substances in several of the electronic delivery devices
tested and found nicotine in some electronic delivery devices that
claimed to contain no nicotine.
G.
This article incorporates by reference as if fully set forth herein
verbatim the factual findings of the states, counties, and municipalities
that have investigated, documented, and/or made independent findings
and conclusions concerning the health effects and concerns arising
from and/or pertaining to smoking as defined in this article.
H.
This article is adopted for the purpose of protecting the public
health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the people of the City
of Fond du Lac, especially recognizing the rights of nonsmokers who
constitute a majority of the population; educating citizens affected
by this article; and assisting individuals and persons in charge in
maintaining compliance
The City hereby adopts the provisions of § 101.123,
Wis. Stats., Smoking prohibited, in its entirety and any subsequent
amendments or iterations thereafter.
Terms used in this article have the following meanings:
Any product containing or delivering nicotine or any other
substance intended for human consumption that may be used by a person
to simulate smoking through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the
product. "Electronic delivery device" shall include any such device,
whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette,
e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen, or under any other product
name or descriptor.
Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated
cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or
plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana,
whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking"
shall include the use of an electronic delivery device which created
an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any
oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition
of smoking in this article.
No person may use electronic delivery devices within 25 feet
of an entrance to a school building. A "school building" is a building
under the control of a school board.
The prohibition against smoking in § 279-5 does not apply to the following:
A.
A private residence.
B.
A retail tobacco store that is in existence on June 3, 2009, and
in which only the smoking of cigars and pipes is allowed.
C.
A tobacco bar that is in existence on June 3, 2009, and in which
only the smoking of cigars and pipes is allowed.
D.
A retail electronic delivery device store may provide and permit
the use of electronic delivery devices and accessories for the purpose
of sampling.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
